Natural and vernacular building in Colorado.

Workshops

Colorado Cob Building Workshops – 2016

Kim’s cottage in Coal Creek Canyon has been growing for three years now and is eager to find completion. Camping and other accommodations are available. Read more here.

Venetucci Cob Oven – June 10 to 12 – $125

Two days of hands-on learning and instruction at Venetucci Farm in Colorado Springs, copy of natural building manual “Build Your Own Earth Oven,” by Kiko Denzer, potluck dinner Friday evening, lunch on Saturday and Sunday, an opportunity to connect with a community of people interested in natural building, and many future Venetucci Farm cob oven pizza parties!

This is a hands-on course where you will learn the fundamentals of cob building through the start to finish construction of a cob oven at Venetucci Farm. The course will cover topics such as building design, choosing and harvesting appropriate construction materials, creating various building mixes, and constructing foundations. For course specific questions, please contact Sarah Hamilton: 719-391-8102.